Przano leads strategy planning and execution in the Garage, an innovation hub in the Capital One Financial Services Division. She is passionate about workplace vulnerability issues and creating environments where people can be innovative.

Benincasa, also a triathlete and firefighter, holds three Guinness World Records for long-distance kayaking. Her book on teamwork and leadership, How Winning Works: 8 Essential Leadership Lessons from the Toughest Teams on Earth,  is a New York Times best-seller.  Project Athena is a foundation that helps women who have had life-altering medical setbacks live an adventurous dream as part of their recovery.

Concerned by the lack of meaningful diversity initiatives across industries, freelance writer and brand strategist Mahdawi launched Rent-a-Minority, a satirical website that brings attention to the issue of tokenism in workplaces and at events. The website has been covered by the BBC, NPR, and The Atlantic, among other publications.

Wambach began playing soccer at the age of five and went on to become one of the greatest soccer players of all time. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and a FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, Wambach has scored more goals in international competition than any other player in the history of the sport, male or female.

AlignED teaches business leaders how to create safe environments for conversation and decision making to occur. Breazeale’s  also a facilitator for the development and leadership company founded by Susan Scott, author of Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time.

Maharaj works with communities, organizations, and institutions to build value-based food services that prioritize good food, hospitality, and sustainability.

Diaz is a self-taught cook who explores Puerto Rican food, culture, and identity through memoir and multimedia. She spoke at TedxPiscataquaRiver in 2015 and is currently a story consultant for Google.

TransTech Social Enterprises is an incubator for LGBTQ talent with a focus on economically empowering transgender people.

Best known for her young adult novel Juliet Takes a Breath and writing Marvel’s new comic “America,” Rivera — who describes herself as a “Bronx-born, queer Latinx writer”  —  is also an activist and youth mentor.  America Chavez is Marvel’s first Latina lesbian character.

Jiang said he decided to face his lifelong fear of rejection when he realized that fear was holding him back from living a fuller life. Rejection Therapy started as a card game designed by a Canadian entrepreneur and was later  acquired by Jiang and is home to his blog and products and services aimed at helping people become fearless.

During her time as ABA president, Brown was responsible for several diversity initiatives. She has been commended for her efforts to increase diversity and inclusion and is an acclaimed speaker and educator on the subject. Brown has been honored by U.S. News as one of the Best Lawyers in America.

A communications and marketing expert, Hou is the winner of multiple awards, including the PR News Platinum Awards and a Forrester Groundswell Award. Hou advises major organizations including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and Oracle Marketing Cloud on how to build a unique marketing strategy. She also teaches graduate students at Columbia University and the City College of New York.